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CHAP. I.

Hark ! from the West, a doleful sound*

Bad tidings from there* tell
That Hull’s brave army are gave up ;■*

In Rritish hands have fell.

1. AND it came to pa38 ia the thirty sixth
year of American Independence* the rulers of the
people being assembled together in Congress
there arose a great debate among them, what
natures they should pursue, to check the law*
less depredations on our trade and commerce.

2. Now the ships of George the King, came
against the ships of our land, and they took and
wanted them into places of the King’s dominions*

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and sold them unto their merchants ; the vexa:

tioo was great*,

3- Moreover the Xing’s ships took our mari-
ners and caused.them to serve in their ships as
slaves, and were evil ictreated ; and they cried
aloud unto the rulers of the land to be. delivered
from this cruel bondage.

4 Now it came to pass on the eighteenth
day of the sixth month cf the year 1812, the rul-
ers of the land being gathered together, they
proclaimed WAR against George the King cf
Hogland, and his subjects thereof.

5 And they raised an army of taliant men,
find the command thereof was given unto Will-
is ^ Hull, and he marched them into the land of
the kings dominions, eiea into Canada, and set
himself down there*

6, Toen William sent forth a proclamation
unto the inhabitants of that land, inviting them
to come and *ake shelter under the banner he had
se? up, for be had come sufficiently strong enough
to destroy every mother’s son that should dare
to oppose him.

V. Behold many people were terrified greatly*
and they came unto him for safety.

8. Now Wjlliam delayed going against the
enemy’s fortress. Maiden, for be had not batter-
ing ram?, or cannon eufficient, for he had l?ft
ft* home his own land* Tnea saith tbs

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people one unto another, how is this ? that Will-
iam goeth forth, to war, and Jetteth his cannoa
tarry behind ? And they wondered what it could
mean !

9. Now the enemy gathered strength daily,
insomuch, that William with aH the men that he
commanded, journeyed back again out of the
king’s dominions.

10. And the enemy followed after William*
even into our land, and they said unto him deliv-
er up unto us the fortress of Detroit ; yourself,
together with all the men, both old and young,
male and female ; likewise all the munitions of
war, lest peradventure we come against you,
with many tribes of the wilderness, and slay you
all with tbs sword.

11. Then William was troubled in his mind,
for he liked not to set his men in battle array,
lest some of them should be slain.

12. So William delivered up the rtrong hold
of Detroit unto the enemy ! behold, twenty five
hundred men gave he up, to seven hundred Brit-
ons, and four hundred m^n of the tribes of the
wilderness. Tell it not in W ashington ; publish
it not in the streets of N^w-Ejglaud, lest the
friends of the enemy r*j ^ice ! *

13. His own SW^RO delivered he into the
hand ofthe enemy’o general Brock, Then all

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hosts shouted aloud for the victory, and '

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. And when the brave men of our army

. v wbat was done, they wept bitterly ; and
^reatly blamed William for giving them up to
the enemy, for they wanted to be set in battle ar-
ray against them. But he forbade them.

15. Moreover, they took William and hit
men and carried them away captive, even into
Canada.

16. And when tidings of these things were
brought unto the people of our land, their coun-
tenances w»xed wroth, and they said one unt*
another, what meaaeth all this ? Is there treach.
ery ! is there treachery in the camp? And ma-
ny think even unto this day, that the hand of the
enemy is in all this.

17. And many people are exceeding angry
at William for doing so wickedly.

18. Then William returned home from hi*
captivity, to his own land in safety.

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CHAP. II.

t. NOW it came to pass as one of our ships
of war, (which is called the Constitution) was
sailing upon the great deep/ there met her a
large ship of George the k«g, and she was call-
ed the Guerriere, and as she drew near our mar-
iners gave three shouts.

2 The master of the king’s ship, cried aloud*
submit unto us. Then answered our ship master* ,
and said unto him. Not so, indeed !

3 Now there arose a hot battle between them,

and the ship of the king was sorely beaten ; in-
somuch, that they yielded up to the ship Constit
tution, and they took out the mariners and burnt
her with fire. j

4 Now the ship came into the harbor of Bos-
ton, with the men they had taken ont of the ship 4
of theking ; and when they told these things to
the people, they rose up and shouted ; and they
made a great feast for the officers of the ship*
and they rejoiced mightily and sung song3* for
they liked well what was done.

5. Moreover, our gmail vessels went out a**
gainst large ones of the enemy, and they took
& brought them into our ports ; and they prosper
greatly.

6. Behold a little boat went out and took a
large ship, and they hoisted their little boat into
ths ship and ran home £ and the people laughed f
greatly when they saw it,

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CHAP. III.

1. NOW there are in the land many people
that liked not this war, and they spake loud a-
gainst it.

2. And there arose a great division among
them, and some spake vehemently against it ;
and even against ail the rulers of the and that
gave their voice for it.

3. And as some of them journeyed home they
were treated wickedly.

4. They then called meetings, and said one
unto another ,we will not have war, neither will
we have this president M dison, to rule over us ;
for he harkeneth not a w rd to what we say.

5. Then others, the friend*7 of government,
assembled together, and they spake and said, we
will give our aid and support to government ;
yea, the uttermost farthing will we give, and the
last drop of blood will we spill, in defence o^our
country.

6 Moreover, many chief priests and scribe*
rose up and cried mightily, saying, why go we
20 war against this people, for they are the na-
tion from whom we came— and they reviled the
rulers-of the land bitterly.

7. Aud Caleb, the governor, was greved at
heart, and mourned many days, became war
!*%% declared against George the king, (for he

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liketh the nation well) and he proclaimed a fast

8. Now when the proclamation of Caleb, the
governor, was spread abroad among the people,
there arose a great strife and debate about cer-
tain parts of it, for .verily he saith, u England is
the bulwark of the religion vve profess,” andma-
zy believed it not, but denied it.

9. Now when the rulers of the land were as-
sembled together, they made a decree that each
state should furnish such a number of men to go
forth unto the war.

10. And it came to pass when the chief ruler
of the nation (even the President of the United
States) sent unto Caleb the governor, for the
men of his tribe to march forth to war, he utterly
refuseth to obey him, and will not let them go!
And there is a great cry against him for this
thing.

11. And many are a3tor‘shed at the conduct
of Caleb the governorship his hardness of heart

12. Nevertheless, a great number of valiant

men from all parts of the country, said one unto
another, let us go against the enemy as volim* !
tears. j

IS. And they-gatliered together in great com.
panies, and they sung after this manner, and
marched forth against the enemy ;

our fathers5 last bequest,

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Hark ! hear the Indian^ hoorrid yell,

Join’d with the female#’ dying groans,

Ijetter pourtray than tongue^an tell.

What British artifice has done.

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Revenge and jugttce now demand.

That freemen fight for all that’* dear j
To arm?, to arm*, then let us atand,

March to the foe a Volunteer.

14. And the friend* of the country rejoiced
greatly, and said, Go and prosper.

Amen.

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Oh let it fiajne then in our breagt !
And victory ble?8 each volunteer.